West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-07-07
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Recipes.

SHORT CooKIEs-Rub half a pound OF
lard or dripping into a pound Of rice
flour, add six ounces of brown sugar.
one egg and tablespoonful of lemon
Juice. Mix with cup of warm milk.
into which teaspoonful of salcntus has
been stirred.
CAULFLowERS. Choose white Cauh-
flowers, very close and firm; trim and
wash them; throw them into boiling
water in which YOU have put a handful
Of salt or little flour mixed white a little
water, which will keep them with; when
they yield TO the pressure of the finger
they are done; take them out OF the water
and set them to drain.
COUNTRY PUpDING Place "A layer Of
stale bread rolled fine i'm the bottom of a
pudding dish, then layer OF any kind of
fruit; sprinkle on little sugar. then an
other layer of bread crombS and of fruit /;
and SO on until the dish is full, the top
layer being crumbs Make custard us
for pies, add q pint of milk and mix
Pour it over the top of the pudding, and
bake until the fruit is cooked.
TOMATO Sour. A delicious tomato
soup is made by frying some bits of beef
and ham in n saucepan with a lump of
butter and n small onion sliced Take
a quart can of tomatoes, or a dozen fresh
ones mcdium or small sizedD, add a
coffee cup of stock and then put the
meat in with it and boil; season with
pepper and salt This may be strained
or not; of course II is in better taste To
strain IL; If the soup seems too thin after
il is strained, put it back on the stove.
add tablespoonful of flour rubbed
smooth in cold water, and let the soup
simmer gently for half an hour
SPINACH. This is one of the most
wholesome vegetables 1t has been called
by the French physicians 'thc broom of
the stomach IL may Toe simply boiled
in salt and water, drained, finely chop
ped, and then returned To the saucepan
with some butter, set on the fire until
the butter is melted aud then serve.
Spinach la creme is delicious Boil and
chop the Spinach in the usual way. Set
II on the fire in n saucepan and stir il
until it is perfectly dry; add two ounces
of butter and stir for five or six minutes.
For each two quarts of spinach add two
tablespoonfuls of cream, and stir again
for five minutes and then take it from the
fire. Stir in one ounce OF butter and
serve hot garnishing with hard boiled
eggs and croutons. The eggs should bc
cut in quarters or SiXths.
PEACH MARINGUE.-Pu quart of
milk, rcScrving half q tca-cupful, i'm a
saucepan, and when il boils add the re
serve milk, in which two tablc-spoOnfuls
of corn starch are dissolved, stirring con
stantly. When il thickcns remove from
the fire and add one table spoonful of
butter and let the mixture cool when
cold beat in the yolks Of three eggs until
the custard is light and add half a cup
ful OF granuIatcd sugar Cover the bot
tom of a buttercd carthcnwarc baking
pan with three layers of ripe peaches,
peeled, stoned ana qartcred, sprinkling
two tablespOonluls of sugar over them.
Pour the custard gently over the fruit
and bake in quick oven for 30 minutes
When done, cover the top with the whites
of the eggs beaten TO al stin froth, sprink
ling little sugar over the whites Brown
dclicately in the oven and serve cold with
cream